Irrigating apparatus



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JAMES A. NORTON, OF ODEBOLT, IOWA. l

' IRRIGATIG APPARATUS.

Application filed November 3, 1921. Serial No. 512,478.

Iowa, have invented certain new and use-'I ful Improvements in anIrrigating 'Apparatus, of which the following is a specification.

This inventionhas for its object to provide an apparatus which may bedisposed at the middle of a rectangular area and ywill y, operate toirrigate said area uniformly or practically so by directing water underpressure thereto.

The novel and useful features of the invention are fully describedherein and pointed out in the appended claims, and illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, wherein?- Fig. 1 is a view of the apparatusinside elevation, the nozzles being swung upwardly, and a part of theframe broken away. F ig. 2 is a similar view to that shown in Fig. 1,showing the relative position of partsv when the nozzles have been swungto their lower position. Fig 3 is a top plan View of 'the apparatus.Fig. 4- is a bottom plan view of the same, the legs being in transversesection. Fig. 5 is a sectional view on line 5 5 of Fig. 3. Fig. 6 is asectional detail showing one of the pawls for a'v yoke.

section. Figs. 8, 9 and 10 are details 'relating to a shifting-block.Fig. 8 is a sectional view on line 8-8 of Fig. 9. Fig. 9 is a plan Viewof the shifting-block. 'Fig 10 is an end View of the shifting-block.Fig. 11 is a plan view of a rock-lever and parts connected therewith.Fig. 12 is a sectional view on line 12-12 of Fig. 11. Fig. 13 is adetail relating tothe platform. Fig. 14 is a side view of a blockshowing the pivotal mounting of the yoke and rock-lever.

Referring now to the drawing forv a more particular description, a frameis shown consisting of a platform 1 provided with legs 2, and alsoprovided at its middle with a sleeve 3 which extends beyond its upperand lower sides. .Numeral V4 indicates a hanger or- L- shaped bracketwhich, as best shown in Fig. 4, is secured to and extends below theplatform for supporting a stationary cylindrical container 5 having anintake port 6 for water under pressure, the support of said member 5being its boss 7 which is disposed upon a part of the L-shaped bracket.v

Mounted to permit rotation in the sleeve vso that the volume Fig. 7 isa. view of the nozzle-holder in longitudinal 3 and container 5 is alconducting pipe -8 which extends considerably above the plat.- l

form, said pipe being provided', betweenitsends, with avboss 9.

with a guide or pair arms 11, this sleeve being( keyed to the pipe 8 bymeans of a bolt sleeve being upon the upper'end of the sleeve 3. Theguide 11 eXtends'outward-lysomewhat beyond the edge of the platform.

Means are providedto cause ya movement, in one'direction,l the pair ofnozzles 12 andy pair of secondary nozzles 13 swinging circularlytherewith, for discharging water tothe rectangular area. 'Means foradjustments are also .provided to control the revolublespeed of the pipel8, of water discharged may be greater or less, as may be" completerotation of said pipe.

Also means are shown for moving the nozzles upwardly and downwardly forthe purpose. of discharging water to greater or lesser distances fromthe apparatus,v and means are provided for swinging the nozzles upwardlyto their greatest lelevation while the nozzles discharge water'to partsmolstremote from' the apparatus, `these re mote parts being at thecorners of the rectangular area.`

The revoluble movement, in one direction,` for the pipe 8 isaccomplishedby means of the longitudinal reciprocation of a: yoke 14 which causesrotation of a ratchet-wheel 15, the arms of the yoke at opposed sid-esof the wheel 15 being provided with casings a in which pawls 16 aremountedand are pressed againstthe teeth ofthe ratchet-wheel' by means ofsprings 17, said-pawls operating,

in alternation7 to cause apart rotation ofy said wheel, reciprocation ofthe yoke being causedl by a rock-lever 18 actuated `bythe piston 19 of apump 20 of well known"` type.l

23, and its pivotal connection with' the pisa., the bearings for saidrevoluble" of the pipe i desired, at each ton19 being Aindicated at24,in a block` x provided for saidv rock-lever. y

'The adjusting-frame 22 consists of a pair of arms provided with'theblock l), said arms being maintained parallel by means f of a screw eadapted to engagein apertures d of the pivotal cured to the said arms, aspacing-block e being supported by said arms and adapted to receive thepivot 21. The ratchet-wheel 15 is secured, by means of bolts 25, totheboss 9 `of the pipe 8 (Fig. 5) and therefore the pipe 8 will be rotatedby the longitudinal recipro'eat-ion of the yoke.

The rock-lever is provided at longitudinal intervals, .near its distalend, with apertures26, :and lit will beseen that if `the pivot 21engages in an'aperture .26 .further from mounting 23 of .the yoke, thedistance to which .the yoke will be moved will( be increased, `theresult being vthat .the revoluble lmovement of Y.the .ratchet-wheel and.pipe 8 willbe increased, this often `being desirable to permit a lesserquantity of water to be discharged during a single :rotation of.saidpipeg .and Jit will zbe .understood that a greater quantity ofwater will be discharged during a singlerotation :of the pipe 8 if'ithepivot 21 engages in an aperture 26 of the rock lever knearer to thepivot .23 of theyoke.

yThe distal end of the piston 19 is providedwitha .head .61 adapted toyslide rin a pair 'of .guides 62, lthese guides being supported by abracket 63 which is .secured to the lower side of ,the platform, thehead '61 having a-.pivota'l connection with the block m of therock-lever18. The pivotal connection "23 of the rock-lever with the yoke 14 isbest shown in Figs. 11, .12 and 14. A block 64 is provided with alflange n which is sey lower side of the platform, said block providingmountings for the arms of the adjusting-frame 22 and having ar slot 65yfor aeceiving a slide-plate G6 with which the rock-lever is connectedby the pivot 23 and with which the vyoke is connected, thel operationbein that reciprocation ofv the iston and resu tingmovements of therockever will cause reciprocation of the slideplate 65 andyoke.

A nozzle-holder is Eprovided, best shown in 7, consisting, in Apart, ofa T-pipe coupling 27 which islthreaded upon the upper end of the pipe 8,and revolubly mounted therein and vJournalled in packing-nuts 28 is aconduit 29 having a slot V7a formed therein to provide. an intakecommunicating with pipe 8, and upon the ends ofthe conduit'29 aremounted l"-pipe couplings 30 wlii'chprovide mountings kfor the nozzles12. *The4 intake-,pippe 31 for the ypump is in communication withtheintake 6 for water under pressure. The. discharge. pipe forV the pump`:isA indicated yat 32 and it communicates with a conducting'pipel 33which traversesthepipe'S, the upper end lof said pipe 33within the p-ipe28,'beingrprovided with a T-pipe coupling '34, and mounted to Apermitrotation in jtheoppo'sed ends of member 34 are comparatively shortvconducting pipes 35, elbows"3`6`being'mounted on the ends of pipes .35in which the nozzles 13 are mounted.

The means for causing swinging movements, upward-ly and downwardly, ofthe nozzles consist, in part, of a trackway which is approximatelyrectangular in plan, this trackway being `a groove 37 formed in theplatform and extending many times about the tube 8, commencing near themiddle of said platform land terminating near its outer edge, the wallsg of the groove, at one side, being parallel with the walls g at theopposite side o-f the platform, and having curved parts 7L adjacent tothe corners of the platform to permit a roller 38 to move in the groovewithout undue resistance.-

As best shown in Fig. 8, the roller 38 is mounted on the lower end of aplunger 39 carried by a shifting-block 40, the latter being provided onits top with a plate 41 having a slot 42 adapted to receive the plungerand having slots 43 formed therein.

The plunger is provided with an annular groove 44 adapted to catch uponthe plate 41 when the plunger is elevated against the force of a spring45 and at 46 is indicateda spring which is provided for theshiftingblock, said spring operating to press the plate 41 into thevgroove 44.

The shifting-block is adap-ted to have sliding movements on its guide or.parallel arms'11, and its sides are provided with recesses 47 in whichsaid arms engage. Numeral 48v indicates a block `of wedge-shape which isdisposed below the guide 11 in a groove 37 near the edge of theplatform, and the plunger slides upwardly on this block against theforce of the spring` 45 during the movement ofthe roller in the groove37, the result being .that lthe roller is elevated somewhat above theplatform, and'b5v operationof the spring 46 the plate 41 will enter theannularxgroove 44 of the plunger to maintain the plunger and roller insaid elevated position.

Numerals 48 indicate projections or arms which are secured to the pipe29 by means of set-screws 7, and at '49 are indicated links whichp'ivotally connect the arms 48 with a in 50 which is mounted in anaperture v51 (Fig. 8) of the shifting-block 40, and it will beunderstood that during the movement'of the roller 38 in the groove 37the block 40 will slide outwardly, the arms 48 and links 49 causing apart rotation of the conduitl 29, the nozzles then having an upwardswinging movement which will continue until the plunger' engages thewedge-shaped block y48 above mentioned.

Numerals 52 indicate ksprings which are adapted to aid in causing `asliding movement of the block 40 on `the arms11 toward the middle offtheplatform, said springs being secured at theirinner ends to the arms48,'theirouter ends being securedy to a strut 4, groove 37.

53 carried by a horizontal bar 54, the latter being mounted in thesleeve l0.

The nozzles l2 are provided with collars 55 operating as weights, whichmay be adjusted longitudinally thereon, and which aid in causing adownward swinging movement of the nozzles and a sliding movement of theblock l() toward the middle of the platform.

Since all partsof the apparatus above the platform.move with the pipe 8during the revoluble movements ofthe latter, the roller 38 will move inthe groove 37, commencing near the middle of the platform'and continuinguntil the plunger slides upwardly on theplatform 48, lthe roller thenbeing elevated above the platform, at which time the block ll0 willquickly slide toward the middle of the platform by operation of thesprings 52 and weights 55, the plate lbeing driven against the sleeve l0with suiiicient yforce to cause it to have a sliding movement againstthe force of the spring 46 and to be disengaged from the annular groove44e of the plunger, the result being that'the plunger will slidedownwardly in the block 40 to permit the roller to again engage in theThe nozzles, therefore, will be inclined downwardly when the roller visdisposed inL that part of the groove 37v near the middle of the platformand will gradually swing upwardly and will attain their highest positionwhen the roller is disposed in a part of the groove near the edge oftheplatfornn It will be `understood that the* nozzles move circularly inone direction only; also that the upward or downward swing move'- mentsof the nozzles will .not be uniform during each lcycle 0f movement,but'will be greater when the roller engages the'curved wallsz of saidgroove near the corners of the platform, andl their elevation lwill beless when `the roller engages the walls 'g in parts of said groovemidway between the corners of the platform.

It will thus be seen that the rectangular areas may be irrigated togreat advantage,'

the shifting of the block; 40, .permitting water to be discharged to themiddle and outermost parts, in alternation.

l claim as my invention: v l. ln an irrigating apparatus, an upright,

revoluble pipe provided with a nozzle, ,a sta-v zie.

to permit a sliding movementy of the shifting-block toward said-,pipeand 'to permit a .l

downward swinging movementfof lsaid noz` yfor disengaging the rollerfrom the groove l 2. In anirrigating apparatus,an upright,

revoluble pipe providedvwitli nozzles, a stationary platform traversedbythe pipe and having an angular'groovesurroundingl Said". i pipemechanism connected withV the nozzles said groove, said` mechanismbeingmovable and including a roller. normally engaging iny i pipe for causingswinging movements ofthe Y nozzle, and means for disengagingthe-rollerfrom the groove to permit the nozzles to move downwardly in acirclesarc. p

3. 4In an irrigating apparatus, a' platform provided with a sleeve andhavingafgroove tances from the sleeve, an upright, rotatableconducting-pipe for water `under pressure journalled in the sleeve andA'having a` nozzle surrounding and disposed at varying dis-1l keyed tothe conductingpipe and bearing 'fw upon `the "first named sleeve andprovided' with a guide, a shifting-block engaging the l Vguide andhaving aroller' normallyaengaging said groove, mechanismpivotallypconf gnecting the' shifting-block with the nozzle y' for causing theY rollerto move in said I groove Y to cause upward and downward swingingmovements of the 'nozzle 'simultay.

neously withlits horizontal swingingv movements, and means onthe'platforin to cause l disengagement of the roller from the groove vto permit ay downward swinging movement* of .said nozzle.vv

4.111 an irrigating apparatus,`fa platform i provided with a sleeve andalsoprovided with a groove surrounding andgh'a'vingrectilinearp'arts-atA opposite sides of the: sleeve,`a,'conducting-pipe` having bearings in, said sleeve, a lrevoluble'mounted' condi'iitiiy communication with said pipe, said conduit havling progections and being provided with nozzles, a second sleeve,fsaidsecondsvleeve being secured to the conducting-pipe and bearing on therst' named sleeve and prolvided with a rectilinear guide, a shiftingblock engaging the guide andy having a.

roller normally engaging in vsaid groove,-.v mechanism pivotallyconnecting the-shiftsing-block with :the projections of-the coniio duit,said conducting-pipe being revoluble for'moving the roller in saidgroove to simultaneously cause thev nozzles to swingA groove to permit adownward swinging movement of the nozzles.

y horizontally. and vertically, and means Aon f lthe platform yadapted.to be engaged by the .roller for disengaging said rolleryfromjthe 5. EnVan irrigating apparatiis, a revoluble conducting-pipe provided .with aplatform traversed by and having groove surrounding said pipe, ashifting-bl el; iaving a roll-er normally engaging in lthe groove,mechanism eoni'ieeting the nozzles with the shitting-bloei; to causesimultaneous, swinging movements, in two directions, of the nozzles by arevolnble movement of 'sie eondueting` pipe, rand means to disengage theroller from the groove to permit the nozzles to have a downward swingingmovement. y

6. ln combination with an irrigating apparatus having a revoluble pipeprovided with nozzles and having a stationary platform traversed by thepipe and provided with a groove extending' around the pipe to 'formnumerous communi-eating passageways ap- .proximately reotangular in planfrom near the pipe outwardly of the platform, said apparatus beingprovided with mechanism including` a roller normally engaging in thegroove4 operating to cause upward downward swinging-movements oi the'nozzles while theroller moves in the groove outwardly o3? the platform,oit means to release the roller irom the groove to permit the nozzles toswing downwardly, and means for moving the rollerin a straight line todispose it in that ot the groove near said pipe. .p y

hln an' irrigating apparatus, a revoluble conducting-pipe provided withnozzles, a platform traversed by and having a groove surrounding thepipe, a rectilinear guide movable with the pipe, a shiftingbloekengaging the guide andhaving a roller n orn iiially engaging in thegroove, mechanism pivotally connecting the bloelr and said nozzles tocause a movement of the roller in the groove Jor swinging the nozzlesupwardly, means 'for disengaging the roller 'from the groove, and meansto ooineidently cause the shifting-block to move on said guide and thenozzles to swing` downwardly after the roller has been disengaged fromthe groove.

ifi-eases 8. `ln an irrigating apparatus, a revoluble conducting-pipe,arevolubly mounted oonduit having projections and provided with nozzles,said eondiiit being in communication and movable with theconducting-pipe, platte ,n traversed by and having a groove surroundingthe conducting-pipe, a guide movable with ythe conducting-pipe, ashifting-bleek engaging the guide and having a roller normally inthe.groove,\a second conducting-pipe within the {ii-st namedoonductingfpipe, said second pipe having branches provided with nozzlesand disposed in said conduit, mechanism pivotally Connecting the bleekand the projections o the Conduit to cause a movement ol: theroller inthe groove for moving the nozzles o'll said conduit and the nozzles ot'said branches in a oireles are, and means lor disengaging the rollerfrom the groove to permit the shifting-block to move on said guide andto permit downward swinging movements of the nozzles of the conduit andthe nozzles of said branches.

9. ln an irrigating apparatus, a revoluble eondueting-pipe rprovidedwith nozzles, a platform traversed by and having a `groove surroundingsaid pipe, a shifting bloelr having` a Contact member normally engagingin said groove, mechanism connecting the nozzles with theshifting-'block to cause simultaneous horizontal and vertical swingingmovements of the nozzles bv the revoluble movement of theconducting-pipe, means to disengage the eontact-meinber` of theshifting-block from the groove to permit the nozzles to have a downward.swinging movemeans to Yincrease the degree oi' the revoeiilile movementof the oondiietinp pipe.y and means to decrease the revolublev speed ofsaid pipe. l

ln testimony wliereo'l, l have affixed my signature in presence ot twowitnesses.

JAMES A.. NURTGN.

`Witnesses Hman. A. STUnGiis, E. E. NoRRIs.

